Project Financing & Management

Project funding by the German Federal Ministry of Cooperation and Development and are received from DAAD under the umbrella program “Industry partnerships 2013”.

The program has a financial revolving mechanism. Micro entrepreneurs get materials for building the prototypes and are obligated to pay back all costs including a small extra fee within 2 years to the Arba Minch University, so the university can refinance the program with the repayments.

Outcome & Next Steps

Creation of jobs with sustainable income for people who were previously jobless.

Rural businesses have also improved the quality of life of the villagers.

The long-term training program has enabled the Arba Minch University to deliver outstanding community services.

Potentially single micro businesses will be scaled up in the form of a production facility and a similar or adapted project version will be implemented in a further University in Ethiopia and potentially South Africa.